Ohio State RB Ezekiel Elliott throws shade at Michigan

Parker and Ward were doing a live broadcast for Roanoke, Virginia’s CBS affiliate, WDBJ-7, last week at Smith Mountain Lake, a little more than an hour from Tech’s campus, when they were killed.

The PAC-12 is substantially stronger this season than last year, with the revival of the University of South California (USC) who hopes to return to glory after years of struggling since the NCAA sanctions were handed down.

Virginia (+19½) over UCLA: The Bruins could end up competing for a playoff spot this season, but this is too many points to lay with a quarterback – Josh Rosen – who was at his high-school senior prom a few months ago. He threw for 189 yards and a touchdown in a 45-23 Gator Bowl win over Virginia Tech that December.

From the plane ride to the night in the hotel, the meetings and the meals, that’s when everything starts to jell, linebacker Joshua Perry said. They cant get overwhelmed.

There are graduate transfers such as Everett Golson (Notre Dame to Florida State), Vernon Adams (Eastern Washington to Oregon), and Greyson Lambert (Virginia to Georgia). “We got to just go out there and focus on the game and what we got to do out on the field”.

Shane Beamer says it’s probably the biggest game EVER at Lane Stadium.

“When you come to Ohio State, youve got to be prepared to play in games like this, ” said Vannett of the untested receiving corps. “I don’t look at it as an “I told you so” type of mentality, but I just wanted to go out there and prove that I could be the guy that they recruited, and that’s the chip I play with on my shoulder”.

Bosa will beat Drango and delay Baylor’s passing game just enough to pull out the victory and repeat as national champions. I worry about the people around Michael.

Monday’s game stands to be the OSU debut of Hubbard, McLaurin, Willoughby and redshirt freshman wide receiver Parris Campbell.

That’s hyperbole, for sure, because the Buckeyes haven’t played a game since January. The Huber Heights, Ohio, product is also listed with Samuel as the team’s punt returner.

Tailback Ezekiel Elliott enters the season as a Heisman Trophy favorite after having 1,878 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns last season. Both of those figures are best in the FBS – the next-closest teams: Ole Miss (three Top-32 players) and Notre Dame (eight top-120 players). Meyer admits it’s “not good” how quickly they will have to be ready to play again.

Last season, the Buckeyes were 5-0 on the road in the regular season, including wins over Penn State and Michigan State, two of the tougher environments in the Big Ten. But the Hokies have finished with at least five losses for the last three years, and there is the knowledge that some coaches of his generation (Joe Paterno, Bobby Bowden, Mack Davis) did not exactly have graceful exits. Harbaugh’s assistants have seen this look for years; he sometimes holds it for about 30 seconds without speaking, causing everyone in eyeshot to wonder what is flowing through his mind-if anything.